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Top 200 Popular Jobs in Maryland

What professions have the highest employment in Maryland? In this article we show the top 200 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Maryland. We note that the total employment in Maryland is 2,640,320. The most popular job is the general and operations manager profession, which employs 78,370 people (2.97 percent of the total employment in Maryland). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 67,170 people (2.54 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Maryland is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 200 most popular jobs in Maryland (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
2,640,320
100.00% $51,420
2 General and Operations Managers
78,370
2.97% $95,840
3 Retail Salespersons
67,170
2.54% $30,050
4 Cashiers
60,280
2.28% $28,830
5 Fast Food and Counter Workers
52,640
1.99% $28,910
6 Registered Nurses
49,790
1.89% $83,850
7 Stockers and Order Fillers
48,660
1.84% $35,870
8 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
47,610
1.80% $43,840
9 Customer Service Representatives
47,110
1.78% $38,870
10 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
38,080
1.44% $32,770
11 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
36,660
1.39% $36,240
12 Other Business Operations Specialists
36,600
1.39% $94,660
13 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
31,960
1.21% $63,250
14 Waiters and Waitresses
30,870
1.17% $29,310
15 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
29,990
1.14% $63,140
16 Project Management Specialists
29,810
1.13% $98,020
17 Software Developers
27,800
1.05% $129,810
18 Office Clerks, General
27,030
1.02% $37,440
19 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
26,660
1.01% $44,560
20 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
26,310
1.00% $64,860
21 Nursing Assistants
26,240
0.99% $36,290
22 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
26,150
0.99% $53,090
23 Accountants and Auditors
25,770
0.98% $80,500
24 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
24,960
0.95% $31,750
25 Security Guards
24,790
0.94% $37,090
26 Computer Occupations, All Other
23,380
0.89% $127,780
27 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
20,420
0.77% $47,260
28 Construction Laborers
20,060
0.76% $42,610
29 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
19,890
0.75% $47,150
30 Restaurant Cooks
19,850
0.75% $34,900
31 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
19,640
0.74% $48,550
32 Management Analysts
19,580
0.74% $107,790
33 All Other Managers
19,560
0.74% $131,610
34 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
19,130
0.72% $35,490
35 Receptionists and Information Clerks
18,090
0.69% $35,200
36 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
17,940
0.68% $38,950
37 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
17,760
0.67% $36,720
38 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
16,890
0.64% $75,670
39 Financial Managers
15,410
0.58% $143,060
40 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
15,360
0.58% $75,150
41 Human Resources Specialists
14,790
0.56% $75,690
42 Computer Systems Analysts
14,440
0.55% $105,490
43 Medical Assistants
13,420
0.51% $39,900
44 Computer and Information Systems Managers
13,340
0.51% $165,360
45 Food Preparation Workers
13,170
0.50% $30,580
46 Lawyers
12,950
0.49% $131,290
47 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
12,910
0.49% $29,930
48 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
12,650
0.48% $49,060
49 Medical and Health Services Managers
12,530
0.47% $127,390
50 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
12,180
0.46% $38,530
51 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
11,790
0.45% $62,160
52 Electricians
11,770
0.45% $61,850
53 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
11,620
0.44% $64,620
54 Carpenters
11,140
0.42% $54,080
55 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
11,130
0.42% $39,570
56 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
11,100
0.42% $62,880
57 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
10,960
0.42% $72,090
58 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
10,670
0.40% $66,020
59 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
10,280
0.39% $74,450
60 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
10,280
0.39% $30,850
61 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
10,010
0.38% $73,420
62 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
9,900
0.37% $59,780
63 Medical Secretaries
9,730
0.37% $40,210
64 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
9,380
0.36% $79,890
65 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
9,310
0.35% $105,580
66 Computer User Support Specialists
9,300
0.35% $56,850
67 Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
9,170
0.35% $109,140
68 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
9,130
0.35% $59,240
69 Information Security Analysts
9,070
0.34% $131,260
70 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
9,060
0.34% $35,700
71 School Bus Drivers
8,890
0.34% $46,460
72 Bartenders
8,840
0.33% $30,210
73 Sales Managers
8,630
0.33% $124,180
74 Computer Network Support Specialists
8,470
0.32% $83,200
75 Compliance Officers
8,140
0.31% $78,860
76 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
8,100
0.31% $35,930
77 Fast Food Cooks
7,900
0.30% $28,440
78 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
7,760
0.29% $61,430
79 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
7,710
0.29% $28,280
80 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
7,650
0.29% $60,890
81 Driver/Sales Workers
7,410
0.28% $29,010
82 All Other Physicians
7,390
0.28% $213,930
83 Other Office and Administrative Support Workers
7,390
0.28% $42,020
84 Computer Network Architects
7,370
0.28% $137,640
85 Pharmacy Technicians
7,240
0.27% $37,660
86 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
7,040
0.27% $58,760
87 Social and Human Service Assistants
7,030
0.27% $37,730
88 Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
7,000
0.27% $31,940
89 Training and Development Specialists
6,990
0.26% $74,950
90 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
6,960
0.26% $31,250
91 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
6,930
0.26% $46,810
92 Childcare Workers
6,750
0.26% $29,160
93 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
6,610
0.25% $51,920
94 Postal Service Mail Carriers
6,580
0.25% $55,640
95 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
6,570
0.25% $57,380
96 Logisticians
6,480
0.25% $96,710
97 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
6,440
0.24% $104,660
98 Dishwashers
6,410
0.24% $29,710
99 Correctional Officers and Jailers
6,260
0.24% $51,750
100 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
6,140
0.23% $79,370
101 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
6,130
0.23% $35,790
102 Construction Managers
6,110
0.23% $107,000
103 Engineers, All Other
6,020
0.23% $126,190
104 All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners
5,980
0.23% $146,740
105 Counter and Rental Clerks
5,960
0.23% $38,210
106 Billing and Posting Clerks
5,920
0.22% $45,230
107 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
5,810
0.22% $98,830
108 Pharmacists
5,780
0.22% $131,390
109 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
5,760
0.22% $29,870
110 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
5,710
0.22% $64,570
111 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
5,690
0.22% $67,210
112 Property, Real Estate Managers
5,680
0.22% $67,860
113 Other Personal Care and Service Workers
5,630
0.21% $31,070
114 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
5,610
0.21% $56,450
115 Insurance Sales Agents
5,600
0.21% $60,070
116 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
5,440
0.21% $38,080
117 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
5,400
0.20% $126,390
118 Mechanical Engineers
5,290
0.20% $104,250
119 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
5,260
0.20% $77,010
120 Civil Engineers
5,240
0.20% $82,190
121 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
5,200
0.20% $32,840
122 Loan Officers
5,180
0.20% $68,960
123 Packers and Packagers
5,180
0.20% $29,850
124 Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
5,170
0.20% $47,510
125 Administrative Services Managers
5,050
0.19% $105,190
126 Dental Assistants
5,040
0.19% $46,040
127 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
4,990
0.19% $63,570
128 Personal Financial Advisors
4,980
0.19% $95,040
129 Postsecondary Teaching Assistants
4,980
0.19% $50,010
130 Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
4,980
0.19% $49,760
131 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
4,920
0.19% $43,890
132 Other Biological Scientists
4,840
0.18% $107,790
133 Operations Research Analysts
4,820
0.18% $100,060
134 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
4,820
0.18% $30,760
135 Marketing Managers
4,800
0.18% $131,140
136 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
4,800
0.18% $40,070
137 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
4,770
0.18% $48,820
138 Other Financial Specialists
4,700
0.18% $93,800
139 Healthcare Social Workers
4,690
0.18% $59,420
140 Firefighters
4,660
0.18% $60,760
141 Recreation Workers
4,600
0.17% $31,200
142 Electrical Engineers
4,540
0.17% $111,660
143 Architectural and Engineering Managers
4,480
0.17% $159,760
144 Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
4,420
0.17% $98,590
145 Chief Executives
4,360
0.17% $218,490
146 Parts Salespersons
4,290
0.16% $35,260
147 Other Healthcare Support Workers
4,250
0.16% $39,390
148 Other Community and Social Service Specialists
4,230
0.16% $48,170
149 Financial Analysts
4,220
0.16% $96,330
150 Cost Estimators
4,210
0.16% $76,720
151 Nurse Practitioners
4,170
0.16% $117,540
152 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
4,170
0.16% $59,450
153 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
4,150
0.16% $46,800
154 Natural Sciences Managers
4,100
0.16% $148,470
155 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
4,070
0.15% $37,370
156 Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers
4,040
0.15% $65,330
157 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
4,040
0.15% $29,160
158 Physical Therapists
4,000
0.15% $97,280
159 Social and Community Service Managers
3,980
0.15% $78,630
160 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
3,920
0.15% $45,630
161 Other Production Workers
3,840
0.15% $36,670
162 Dental Hygienists
3,830
0.15% $100,790
163 Public Relations Specialists
3,810
0.14% $70,420
164 Tellers
3,800
0.14% $38,650
165 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
3,750
0.14% $99,000
166 Physician Assistants
3,720
0.14% $118,390
167 Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)
3,690
0.14% $135,760
168 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
3,680
0.14% $34,680
169 First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers
3,570
0.14% $44,980
170 Biological Technicians
3,550
0.13% $50,010
171 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Helpers
3,550
0.13% $35,190
172 Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
3,500
0.13% $76,830
173 Computer Programmers
3,410
0.13% $104,900
174 Other Teachers and Instructors
3,410
0.13% $76,880
175 Medical Records Specialists
3,390
0.13% $54,900
176 Human Resources Managers
3,370
0.13% $130,150
177 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
3,300
0.12% $49,150
178 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
3,250
0.12% $45,710
179 Statisticians
3,240
0.12% $117,500
180 Secondary School Special Education Teachers
3,240
0.12% $75,670
181 Other Postsecondary Teachers
3,230
0.12% $78,580
182 Tutors
3,230
0.12% $37,430
183 Instructional Coordinators
3,210
0.12% $82,310
184 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
3,210
0.12% $43,930
185 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
3,160
0.12% $28,760
186 Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
3,160
0.12% $46,350
187 Speech-Language Pathologists
3,150
0.12% $96,220
188 Aerospace Engineers
3,140
0.12% $134,640
189 Graphic Designers
3,120
0.12% $64,170
190 Bill and Account Collectors
3,120
0.12% $45,920
191 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
3,120
0.12% $47,050
192 Residential Advisors
3,110
0.12% $35,070
193 Chemists
3,100
0.12% $124,610
194 Postsecondary Education Administrators
3,080
0.12% $105,210
195 Radiologic Technologists
3,070
0.12% $74,880
196 Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians
2,960
0.11% $57,850
197 Information and Record Clerks, All Other
2,950
0.11% $54,020
198 Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
2,930
0.11% $35,730
199 Phlebotomists
2,920
0.11% $43,140
200 General Dentists
2,910
0.11% $135,000

Also see The top paying jobs in Maryland.

Most popular jobs in major cities/areas of Maryland

Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick Maryland nonmetropolitan area
St Marys County Garrett County
Upper Eastern Shore nonmetropolitan area California-Lexington Park
Baltimore-Towson Salisbury


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